Isaiah 44:12
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The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
In other translations
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Hebrew words
חָרַשׁcharasha craftsman ofH2796בַּרְזֶלbarzelironH1270מַעֲצָדma'atzada toolH4621וּפָעַלufa'aland he works [it]H6466בַּפֶּחָםbapechamon the coal[s]H6352וּבַמַּקָּבוֹתuvammakavotand with <the> hammersH4717יִצְּרֵהוּyitzerehuhe forms itH3335וַיִּפְעָלֵהוּvaiyif'alehuand he worked itH6466בִּזְרוֹעַbizroa'with [the] arm ofH2220כֹּחוֹkochostrength hisH3581גַּם־gam-alsoH1571רָעֵבra'evhe is hungryH7456וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369כֹּחַkoach[is] strengthH3581לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁתָהshatahhe drinksH8354מַיִםmayimwaterH4325וַיִּיעָף׃vaiyi'afand he grew wearyH3286
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